Type-writing machine.



E. B. HESS.

(TYPE WRITING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT.19, 1012.

1,074,093. Patented Sept 23, 1913.

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Patented Sept. 23, 1913.

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Original application filed November 24, 1905, Serial" ZQQ'QG'ElT s'emeii'iiiei 19, 1912 SPCCifiGtiitiOlI oi Letters- Patent:

To all "whom it may concern:

fie it known that I, EDNARD 13. Hiiss, a

citizen of the United sons of Ainslie-Li,

residing in the borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, lizii e iiiventeil :i certnin new zrinl useful improvement in Type- /Vriting Machines, of which the ibllmving is a specification,

This invention relates to devices particuhirly applicable to cards and provides for so holding the card thnt-itinmy be printed upon closely adjacent its top and lmttom and also its side edges.

The construction is hereinafter described in detail.

This application is a division. of my uppliciition lilcrl. November A, 1905, Ser. No. 288,968.

In the accompanying: drawings: iligiire 1 is a. front elevation: Fig. 2, a partial or (leing in lowered or inactive position an tllljii able czird'or pnper holder: Fig. 3, a perspective View of such paper holder detached: Fig. l, a side View thereof: F 5, n' general plain: and Fig. 6, a section onthe line 6, 6, of Fig.

The cylindrical platen i is moniitifti to rotate in hearings in the side plates 2, 2'; of the transversely reci procating carriage flllnlllh Somewhat in rear of the piston, there oft tendsbetween the side plates n trzinsversc shaft 3 shown as square of angular infcross section,

4. istlie type bur segment; 5, an ordinary typo bar guide; and (3, an ordinary ribbon vibrator.

7 indicates a scale cooperating with the platen, located below and closely adjacent the printing line and traveling with the platen The scale may be spring: pressed (springs not shown) against the platen :LS (liselosetl' in my original application of which this case is :1 division.

On the transverse bar 3 are IliOlllltGll so as to be capable otlongitutliilztl movement thereon bracket arms 8 that extcncl iorwziril over the platen and have attached thereto paper guide plates or fingers l), the ends of which extend flown or around the front of the platen iilnlOVfiIliti') the sonic At n point above" it e line of prim, mailman ing part 12 being of its roller box winch is mounted on the whiten.

ill turned. upnt their edges; and

in the: lugs iii?e nionnic l pressure rolls 11 tliir't bans upon the platen through (ipcnings foi'iii'ei in the arms or phrtcs E). The plates f) :infl rolls ll are particularly nuii'gin paper gi'uitlcs ainl chimps. lnlcrmciliute the margin cliin'ips is :1 pzipcr hohlvr 12 that extends lnrwin-d over the platen and is rounded or ourletl up {it its torn'nril cull 113 which termimitos :rbovc lhe line of print. This interiiieclinto oi. central czml uinl envelop clump i2 is carried by the transverse shall 3 but is ilivillecl li'nnsverscly, its .lroiit paper hohihinged smiunihut in front slinft Zl nml is pubic of longiiiu'liun] moveineiii'. thereon. Such hinge connection inzirlceti'flll. lit n'ury be l'ormcil by culling ll slot H in the plate 15 that projects l'orwnril 'lioni the roller box that embraces lhe shaft- 3 and has rollers 16 that run :igiuinst the under s'iile oi. ili'o will. llie two bil'urczilirnis lfo'rnie'il by tl' it llnre tlii'ncil up at their c'ndstii provir'lcl hearings for :i hinge pin 17 that also pz'is s througjh lugs turneil up "at the rear tie cilgcs oi pail-t 12. An up Wfllll nrojc Lion, ll) lit the requcihi'e of the part 12' lies in, the slot ill. Whcn the paper lioh'ler' 12 is raised, this projection passes (loivn in the slot i i and depresses :1 leaf spring' ii), the reiiction' or which upon the projection hohis the pzirt if in clev-iml po- QSitLU'li; and, when ritlltl pzii'i is thrown down into working 'iositio'n, ihc spring hears :ign'inst its miller fiico beneath its pivot and holds the limit coil 12' down.

A The pupcr miner-191m therefore be l lltlltl backward :to ofs'n'bstiintizilly horizontal position quite out of the way oi sheets (liSllHlIEttl from the Th" center paper hoh lcr is, as n whole,hiljushible lougiiuilinully with refer cnoe to the printing lino un l. :is shown, it is Set immediately iii line with the printing, point nbiiwn which its curler! or rounded eml terminates.

lo the construction thus lar described, there is mounted upon itilll lraveling with the carriage frame, 1:, piston, nuirgin clnm'is illill guides, 21. ccnlcr puder holder and tie scale. In conjunction with these devices, I pEUVhltLim paper holding device adapted to be applied at will to the paper adjacent the I or standsaway from the platen.

. square or .angular lower end of the lever arm acts to hold it 1n elevated or depressed pos1- tion. A link 25 connects the arm 22 above itsv pivot with a bell crank lever 26 pivoted in a bracket or projection on the frame of the machine, and a spiral spring 27 applied to the link tends to hold the arm 22 in upright position. In the end of the arm or lever 22 is a. roller 28 Whose axis is inclined to the longitudinal axis of the lever arm and is transverse'to that of the platen. When the roller is in operative position, adjacent one side of the ribbon vibrator, its'carrying arm or lever 22 1s inclined away from 1t toward the side of the machine. The lever arm swings in a plane parallel with the axis of the platen and when elevated the roller comes into such juxtaposition to the surface of the platen as to prevent material springing of the cards or paper away from the platen. The angle of the arm and its fiat edge against which the spring 24: bears when the arm is depressed are such that the arm 22 and roller lie well below the scale and behind the usual ribbon that passes through the vibrator, and isout of the path of sheets fed to the machine. At eachside of the roller 28 the arm is formed with deflectors 29, inclined or curved away from the platen and acting to deflect, between the roller and the platen, cards, paper or envelop flaps that might tend to pass outside of the roller or to collide with it. The card holding surface 28 (which, in the form illustrated, is a roller) is closely adjacent the edge of the ribbon vibrator and is therefore quite near the printing point. This surface or roller 28 so cooperating with the platen extends from below across or above the line of print. It serves to hold cards, envelops or sheets closely against the platen and in the transverse movements of the platen prevents the edges of such cards, sheets and envelope coming in contact with the ribbon or ribbon vibrator.

It will be observed that the paper holding and guiding rollers 11 006 erate with the platen in a line above or eyond that in which lies the end of card holder 28 and also that the center card holder 12 terminates above the li'pe pf rint and in a line above the end of the card holder and guide 28, 29. The drawing shows but one such card holder and guide 28, 29 andhence it has been shown on the right hand side of the ribbon vibrator because, if there be but one, it is most effective at that point;

The paper holding means lying across the line of print adjacent the printing point terminates a short distance above the upper edge of the vibrator and hence does not constitute a material obstruction to the operators view of the front surface of the platen which in a machine such as that disclosed is quite open so that matter printed upon a sheet in the machine may be read with considerable facility.

I claim:

1. In a visible writing'machine, the combination with the platen of a paper holder comprising an arm pivoted in front of the platen and capable of being rocked transversely of the machine from normal substantially horizontal position to an upright position into operative relation to the platen and having at its operative end forwardly inclined paper deflectors.

2. In a visible writing machine, the combination with the platen of a paper holder comprising an arm pivoted in front of the platen and capable of being rocked transversely of the machine from normal substantially horizontal position to. -a n upright position into operative relation to the platen.

3. In a visible writing machine the combination with the transversely movable platen of a paper holder stationary with respect to the transverse=movement of the platen, mounted in'front thereof, extending across-the line of print adjacent the printing point and movabletransversely of the machine to below the line of print and out of operative relation to the surface of the platen.

4.-. In a visible typewriting machine, the combination with the platen of apaper holding device adapted to hold the paper against the platen adjacent the printing point and comprising a roller that lies across the line 0' print and whose axis is transverse to that of the platen.

5. In a visible typewriting machine the,

combination with the platen of a paper holding device mounted on the frame of the machine and adapted to hold the paper against the platen adjacent the printing point and comprising a roller that lies across the line of print and whose axis is transverse to that of the-platen.

6. In a visible typewriting machine, the combination with the transversely movable platen of a paper holding device stationary with respect to the transverse travel of'the platen and adapted to hold the paper againstthe platen adjacent the printing point and comprising a roller that lies across the line of print and whose axis is transverse to that of the platen and paper holding devices extending over the platen from the rear thereof and eooperating with the first named device to hold the paper being printed upon.

7. In a visible typewritin'g machine the combination with the transversely 'Inovablc platen of a paper holding device stationary with respect to the transverse travel of the platen and adapted to hold. the paper against the platen adjacent the printing point and comprising a roller that lies across the line of print and Whose axis is transverse to that oil? the platen and paper holding devices extending over the platen from the rear thereof and cooperating with the first named device to hold the paper being print-- ed upon and means whereby the paper holding; devices extending over the platen may be swung rearwardly into inoperative position.

8. In. a visible typewriting machine, a transversely movable platen carriage, paper holding and guiding devices comprising a paper holder having a paper holding roller tlnttliesacross the line of print and whose axis is transverse to that of the platen located adjacent the printing point and static-nary with respect to the traverse oi" the carriage, and cooperating roller clamps traveling with the platen.

Dtl n a visible typewriting machine, a transversely movable platen carriage, paper holding and guiding devices comprising a paper holder having a roller that lies across the line (rt-print and Whose axis-is transverse to "that of the platen located adjacent the printing point and stationary wit-h re spect to the traverse. of the carriage, cooperating roller clamps traveling with the platen and a scale bar traveling with the platen and overlapped by the clamps.

10. A visible writing machine have a transversely movable cylindrical platen, its carriage, a ribbon vibrator located in front of the platen and normally below the printing point thereon, a device stationary with respect to the transverse movement of the platen for hohfling the paper against the platen. and protecting it from contact with the ribbon .in the vibrator, said device being arranged adjacent the printing point, and extending above and below the printing line and provided with means to direct the side edge of the paper.

11. A. visible writing machine having a transversely movable cylindrical platen, its

carriage, a ribbon vibrator located in front of the platen and normally below the printing point thereon, a device stationary with respect to the transverse .n'iovcmcut of the platcn for holding the paper againstthe plates and protecting it from contact with the ribbon in'the vibrator. arranged adjacent the vilu'ator aml extending above andbelowthe prmtmg line and provided with means to'dnwt th n n; d of the paper, combined with spring pressed said dcvinc brine rolls mounted upon the platen frame and adapted to bear against the platen above said paper holding device.

12. A visible writing machine comprising a transversely movable platen, pressure rolls mounted upon the platen frame and adjustable thereon laterally to contact with the material to be printed upon above the printing line a scale located below thoprinting line, a vibrator carrying a ribbon also normally located below the printing; line, an. arm stationary with respect to the transverse movement of the platen adjacent the vibrator supported below the point of contact ot'said pressure rolls with the platen and extending across the printing line and acting to hold the material being printed upon against the platen and' a deflecting portion carried by the arm.

.li-l. In a visible writing, machine, thecombination oi a revoluble transversely 11l()\- able platen, a paper holder permanently mounted on the machine, stationary with respect'to the transverse movementol the platen and having a paper holding tnriace that cooperates with the surlace oi the platen and extends across the line of print adjacent the printing point and is mounted to be moved downwardly from in front of and out of operative relatio'n'to the surface of the platen and to remain in such inoperative? position.

14. In a visible w iting machine, the combination of a rcvoluble transversely movable platen, a paper holder stationary with respect to the transverse movement of the platen and having a paper holding surface that cooperates with the surface of the platen and extends across the printing line adjacent the printing point and is pivoted to be swung downwardly from in front of and out of operative relation to the. surface of the platen and to remain in such inoperative position.

to. A visible writing machine comprising the combination of a transversely mivable rotatable platen, a paper holder arranged in Front of the platen and extending upwardly across the line of print to hold the paper at the printing point close against the platen, a cooperating pupcr holding device extending downwardly and terminating: above the line in which the upper end oi the first named holder lies and means whereby the first named holder may be moved d wnwardl v from in front of and out oil ope 'artive relalion to the printing surface of the platen and to remain in such inoperative position.

it). in a front strike writing; n'iachinc. the i-ombination with tho transversely movable rotatable platen of a paper holder station ary with respect to the transverse movement of the platen, supported below and in front of the platen, adapted to lie away from the printing surface of the platen so as not to & I

obscure the operator s view ofthe printing line and movable to a position across the printing line alongside the printing pointand then acting to hold paper at the side of 5 the printing point against theplaten;

17. In a front strike writingmaohine, the combination with a platen of a paper holder supported below and in front of the platendirect the paper in its transverse movement between it and the platen and acting to hold paper at the side of the printing point against the platen. 1

18. In a front strike writing machine, the combination with a platen of a paperlow the printing line and movable to a point above the printing line and having forwardly flared side edgesacting the paper between it and the platen.

19. In a visible writing machine, thecombination of a revoluble transversely movable platen, a aper holder stationary with respect. to

platen and having a paper holding surface that cooperates ,.-with .the surface of. the

platen and extends across the printing line 'stantially vertically, upwardly to carry the adjacent the printing point and is adapted to be moved into and out of operative re lation to the surface of the platen and manuand a lever operatively connected with said paper holder whereby the latter may be moved into and out ofoperative relation to the platen.

20. In a visible writing machine, the combination of a revoluble transversely movable platen, a paper-holder stationary with respect to the transverse movement of the platen and having a paper holding surface that cooperates with the surface. of the platen and extends across the printing line adjacent the printing point and is adapted.

to be moved into and out of operative relation to the surface of the platen and manu- -ally controlled means comprising a lever acting to effect movement of said paper holderinto operative relation to the platen.

21. In a visible writing machine, the combination with a transvers ly movable rotatable platen of a paper holderstationary with respect to the transverse movement of the platen,-normally located below the print ing line on the platen and movable to op-' erative position across said printing line 0 adjacent the printing'point to hold paper at the side of the printing point against the platen.

22. In a front strike typewriting ma hine.

"the combination of a trans-.,erscly movable rotatable cylindrical platen, means .scg-

holder suppo-rted in front of the platen b'eto direct e transverse movement of the.

ally controlled means comprising a link,

mentally arranged transversely of the machine below and opposite the printing point on the platen for pivotally supporting type bars that are adaptedto lie below the platen ;l.'lbb0n across the printing point thereon,

and'paper holding means forming a permanent structural element of the machine fixed with'respect to the transverse movement of the platen and extending upwardly in front of the platen across the printing line adjacent the printing point to hold the paper away from the ribbon and toward the platen. v

23. In a front strike typewriting machine, the combination of a transversely movable rotatable cylindrical platen, means seg- .mentally arranged transversely of the machine below and opposite theprinting point on the platen for pivotally-supporting type bars that are adapted to lie below the platen and extend toward the front of the machine, a centrally disposed ribbon vibrator .ad-

jacent the front face of the platen and also I the printing line thereon and adapted at each printing operation to be moved, subribbon across the printingfpoint thereon, paper holding'm'eans forming a permanent structural element of the machine fixed with respect to the transverse movement of the platen and extending upwardly in front of the platen across the printing line adjacent the printing point to hold. the paper away from the'ribbon and toward the platemand paper guiding means traveling and coopcrating with the platen and terminating above said paper holdi'ng'means.

24. In a front strike typewriting machine, the combination of a transversely movable rotatable cylindrical platen, means segmentally arranged transversely of the machine below and opposite the printing point on the platen for pivotally supporting type bars that are adapted to liebelow the platen and extend toward the front of the machine, a centrally disposed ribbon vibrator adjacent the front face of the platen and also the rintin line thereon and adaitccl at each printing operation to be moved, substantially vertically, upwardly to carry the ribbon across the printing point thcreorn'a scale located below the line of print, and paper holding means forming a PttlDQ-lltlitstructural element of the machine fixed with respect to the transverse movement of the plntcn and. extending upwardly in front of the platen across the printingdjnc adjacent the printing point to hold the paper away from the ribbon and toward the platen.

25. In a front strike typewriting machine, the combination of a transverselymovable rotatable. cylindrical platen, means segmentally arranged transversely of the machine below and opposite the printing point on the platen for pivotally supporting type bars that are adapted to lie below the platen and extend toward the front of the machine, a centrally disposed ribbon vibrator ad jaccnt the front. face of the platen and also the printing line thereon and adapted at each printing operation to be moved, sub slantially vertically, upwardly to carry the ribbon across the printing point thereon, a scale carried by tto platen frame and cooperating with the platen and located hetweer the vibrator and the surface of the platen, and paper holding means forming a permanent structural element of the machine fixed with respect to the transverse movement of the platen and extending up wardly in front of the platen across the printing line adjacent the printing poiul to hold the paper away from the ribbon and toward the platen.

26. In a front strike typewritinp nnuzhinc. the combination of a. transversely movable rotatable cylindrical platen, means segmcla lally arranged transversely of the machine below and opposite the printingpoint on the lalen for pivotally supporting typo bars that are :ulapfed to lie below the platen and extend toward the front of the machine. a centrally disposedribbon vibrator adjacool the front face of the platen and also lla 'pl'iuling line thereon and adapted all each printing operalion to be moved, sub slanliallv vertically. upwardly to carry the rilvbon a ross the printing): poinl thereon, a s ale located below the line'of print. paper holding-j means forming a pcrn'ianent slructnral clcmcul of the machine lixed wilh rcs' ccl to the. transverse uawemcnt of the platen and extending: upwardly in front of the. platen across the printing line adjacent the printing poinl lo hold the paper awav from the ribbon and tmvard the platen. and a paper holder travelinp, with the platen. exlending! forwm-dly and drnvmvardly at the front of the plalcn and terminating. above the line of print and above said paper holdinp; means.

27. In a front strike tvpl-writing machine. the combination of a transversely movable rotatable cylindrical platcinmcans scgmcutally arrann'cd transversel of lhr unichine below and opposite the printing point on the platen for pivotally supporting type bars that are adapled to li below the platen and extend toward the front of the machine, a centrally disposed ribbon vibrator adjacent the front face of the platen and also the printing line thereon and adapted at each printing operation to be moved, substantially vertically, upwardly to carry the ribbon across the printing point thereon, paper holdingmeans stationary with respect to the transverse movement of the platen, supported below the platen and extending upward across the printing line thereon adjacent the printing, point and adapted to he removed from such operative position, and spring detent means for holding said paper holder definitely in position across the printing line 28. In a front strike typewril'ing machine, the combination of a transversely movable rotatable cylindrical platen, means segmentally arranged transversely of theanachine below and opposite the printing point on the platen for pivotally supporting type bars that are adapted to lie below the platen and exlend toward the front of the machine, a centrally disposed ribbon vibrator adjacent the front face of the platen and also the printing line thereon and adapted at each printing: operation to be moved, subslanlially vertically, upwardly to carry the ribbon across the printing point thereon, and paper hold ng means forming a permanent structural element of the machine stationary with respect to the transverse movement of the )lalen and extending upwardly in front of l 1e platen across the printing line adjacent the printing point and terminating a short distance above the upper edge of'the vibrator.

.H). In a front strike typewriting machine, lhe combination of a transversely movable rolalable cylindrical platen, means segmenl:lll arranged transversely of the machine below and opposite the printing point on the platen for pivotally supporting tvpe bars that are adapted to lie below the platen and extend toward the front of the machine, a cenlrally disposed ribbon vibraloiadjacent the front face of lheplaten and also the printing line thereon and adapted at each printing operation to he moved. substanlially vertically. upwardly to carry the ribbon across the printing point thereon, and paper holdin g means provided with a paper deflecting: portion and forming a permanent structural element of the machine fixed with respect to the transverse movement of the platen and extending upwardly in front of the platen across the printing line adja cent the printing point to hold the paper away from the ribbon and toward the platen.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name. EDVARI) B. HESS. Witnesses T. C. MYERS, A. J. SHERIDAN.

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